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  • PRC: Quick indictments rendered in Block case

    Las Vegas Optic Managing Editor David Giuliani expressed surprise during an interview this morning at how quickly the grand jury indicted PRC Commissioner Jerome Block Jr. Wednesday.

    Giuliani and others testified before the District Court grand jury in Santa Fe March 25 regarding reports that Block Jr.  lied to newspaper reporters about his educational background, past arrests and other information.

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  • X plus Y equals...?

    POJOAQUE — The 2009 Risk Symposium sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory and several partners wraps up today at Buffalo Thunder Resort in Pojoaque.

    The conference, which has become an annual affair, began Tuesday and brought together about 150 people from the risk community, including a substantial contingent from the Department of Homeland Security.

    Theoreticians and computer modelers in academia and national laboratories batted ideas back and forth with subject experts, decision makers and managers in government and private industry.

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  • Education: LAPS tabs 4 candidates for superintendent post

    Four candidates made the short list out of 33 who applied to become the new Los Alamos Public Schools superintendent.

    The finalists include John A Davis, Ed.D., of Cumberland Center, Maine, Walter G. Gibson of Los Lunas, N.M., Stephen R. Rowley, Ph.D., of Los Gatos, Calif., and Eugene J. Schmidt, Ph.D., of Bridgeport, Wash.

    The Board of Education made the announcement Tuesday saying the finalists represent many years of experience in the classroom and in the administration of schools and school districts across the United States.

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  • Report calls for complex shake-up

    A new report released this morning by a network of nuclear watchdogs proposes to reduce radically the nuclear weapons stockpile and shrink the weapons facilities from eight to three locations.

    Left standing in the 10-15 year plan would be the two New Mexico laboratories and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas.

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  • County: Councilors reaffirm their agreement with schools

    County officials and Los Alamos School Board members have come to consensus regarding property on Trinity Drive.

    As a result, both entities have been working together to form an agreement to move construction forward in that area.

    During Tuesday night’s county council meeting, councilors passed a motion authorizing the council chair to sign a document representing the principles affirming a partnership between the Los Alamos Public School District and Los Alamos County.

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  • Caldera discloses business options

    In a presentation last week, the Valles Caldera Trust offered a preliminary look at a self-sufficiency plan for the 89,000-acre national preserve under its charge.

    The Valles Caldera National Preserve was founded in 2000, when the federal government bought the old Baca Ranch for $101 million.

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  • College Board approves current and future budgets

    Monday evening’s meeting at UNM-Los Alamos was all about the college’s finances.

    Campus Resources Director Lisa Clough presented UNM-LA Advisory Board members with revisions on the current budget and projections on next year’s.

    The total budget for FY2008-09 with revisions is $4,756,840 and the projected FY2009-10 budget is $4,589,751.

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  • Community Assessment Presentation on April 16

    How is our community perceived by visitors, new residents, and people who are considering doing business here?  That is the question that will be the subject of a public presentation on Thursday, April 16th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Los Alamos Research Park rooms 203 A/B.  Roger Brooks, a national expert in destination assessment, branding, and marketing has been leading a team performing an independent assessment of our community and he will present their observations, findings, and suggestions.  The work has been commissioned by the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce to incr

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  • Recycle e-waste this weekend

    Get your electronic waste ready. The second monthly Electronic Waste and TV Recycling Event will be held at the Los Alamos County Eco Station Saturday, 10 a.m. 2 p.m.

    Just like last month, staff from Albuquerque Recycling Inc. will be on hand, along with volunteers and environmental services staff, who will all work to collect and pack trucks with recycled materials.

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  • Fermi descendant visits for filming

    The granddaughter of one of the Manhattan Project legends, Olivia Fermi visited Los Alamos this week. On Friday, she was in a video shot entirely on a squash court at the YMCA.

    “It’s my first time here,” she said. “I’ve wanted to come for a long time.”

    Fermi said she had also visited the Bradbury Science Museum and Los Alamos National Laboratory archivist Roger Meade while in town.

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